transatlantic cruise

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CR

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My husband and I are considering a transatlanitc cruise aboard the Constellation on September 7th this year. We have cruised once before and my husband got very sea sick .. this was 15 years ago on a carnival ship to the bahammas. How rough are the seas in a transatlantic crossing? Is an aft cabin too risky?

Is the constellation a big enough ship that we won't feel rough seas ? Or would we be better off choosing another type of cruise (alaska, tahiti, carribean)?

We plan to use the patch to control the seasickness. Just how effective is it?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you ,

Cindy
 
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idssms

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I would get a cabin in the middle of the ship. I have done a transatlantic and it can get mighty rough out there. If you center your cabin it will mitigate the problem somewhat.
 
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Brahmama

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CR,
I just read a thread about this subject a few days ago - I think on Fodor's, but I'll look it up and post it here for you. I think they have a new class of pills out now that you take ahead of time - just in case - but they don't make you drowsy.

We are booked for that cruise and have booked an AFT cabin on purpose but we don't have a motion sickness problem, which is strange because I can get kind of queasy in our carr - especially if I read a little bit.

I'm sure you can get some prescription meds from your doctor too. I really have no idea how rough it will be. We have done one other trans and it was quite smooth, EXCEPT when we were sailing around the end of a hurricane! I would think that in the Northern crossing, we wouldn't have a hurricane problem, anyway!

Carol
 
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SueClark

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Cabins on lower decks and toward the middle of the ship will have less movement. Today's big cruiseships are much more stable than older ships, still they are subject to the motion of the seas.

There are a number of products that should help with seasickness ranging from seabands worn on the wrist, to bonine and dramamine (over the counter) to prescriptions.

Sue
 
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